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Heroic 


Bronze Tablet 


IN its splendid modelled 

embodiment of the eagle, 
this tablet known as the 
Heroicis typically American. 
The rare coloring and beau- 
tiful finish and texture of 
the bronze may be surmised 
from the above plate. Note 
the tints of olive green in 
the border and eagle, the 
modulated browns in the 
field around the names and 
the beautiful color of natural 


burnished bronze on the 


surface in relief. A\ll tablets 
shown in this book will be 


finished in similar colors. 


The Heroic Tablet is 
made in sizes ranging from 
18” x28” to 36” x60” and 
accommodates from 28 to 


500 names. 


Flour City Ornamental 
Iron Company 


Minneapolis, Minnesota 


BRONZE 


THE IMPERISHABLE 
MEMORIAL 


The Flour City 
Ornamental Iron Company 
27th Avenue and 27th Street South 
Minneapolis, Minn. 


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The American F ighter 


This figure in pose and expression admirably expresses the vigor and dauntless 
courage of the typical American fighter. It was modelled by the sculptor Louis 
Kirschner and cast in United States Standard Statuary Bronze for use with the 
monument shown on Page 23. The figure measures six feet six inches in height. 


For Valor 


Nc URING the Great War the United States Government called nearly five million brave men 


tow Ages 


to the colors. Every one of these soldiers made a sacrifice to go. Business success—daily 
comfort—the companionship of friends, family or sweetheart—every man in the American 
Forces gave up something near and dear to him. And every man in the American 


Forces deserves to be recognized !—not perfunctorily, not temporarily—but consecratedly and 
permanently in a manner commensurate with the service he has rendered to his country. 

In one sense, it is impossible to fully appreciate what the American soldier has done. 
Only the hundred thousands of Belgians who were crushed under the invader’s heel— 
the victims of savage brutality in Northern France—the butchered people of Armenia—can know what 
America owes to her soldier sons. 

Americans at home need only look about them at their prosperous communities—their businesses just 
entering a new era of development—their loved ones safe—and remember gratefully that they owe their security 
to the living bulwark of American soldiers. 

In view of the hardships endured and sacrifices made by the American soldiers—the importance of 
their accomplishments—and the inspirational effect of their heroism upon the whole community in building for 
a better world, it is of vital importance that adequate memorials be erected. A bronze memorial crystallizes for 
all the time the part which the American soldier played in the Great War. It is the community's decoration 
conferred upon every man in service. 

As the soldiers return from the army to pick up the scattered threads of their civil life, they should be 
made to feel that their work has been appreciated. A rousing welcome home—business counsel—co-operation 
in securing employment—all of these are necessary—and then as the soldiers fit into the normal scheme of 
things once more and peace settles down upon the land—the bronze memorials should be erected which will 
serve as permanent reminders of the heroism and devotion to duty which are the precious heritage of all 
Americans to come. 

The public memory is short-lived. Peace comes and the lessons of war are easily forgotten. But a 
bronze memorial bearing the names of those who served and suffered in the Great War will stand as a lasting 
reminder of the great truths America has learned. A bronze memorial is the voice of the soldiers calling aloud 
to all who see it, “Lest we forget! Lest we forget!” 

In 1870 France was dismembered by the Franco-Prussian War. At the time of the treaty of Versailles, 
Alsace, the beautiful, was ceded to Germany. Peace was finally signed and the French soldiers returned to 
their homes. But in the city of Paris while the war was still fresh in memory, there was erected a memorial 
for lost Alsace. Here year after year upon the anniversary, the French came to mourn and to renew their 
remembrance of the heroes who fought and died. The Alsatian memorial came to have a national significance 
—to be, indeed, the rallying place for French patriotism and valor. When France called her sons again to 
fight, it was a mighty inspiration to determination and courage. 

Americans today have a mighty victory to commemorate. At this time there should be erected 
imperishable memorials of this victory to keep alive forever in the memories and hearts of the nation the 
patriotism which made it possible. 

A bronze memorial erected now will be a spiritual beacon of the future calling forth the best in the nation 
by commemorating the devotion of its heroes. 


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Aeroplane View of Our Completely Equipped Plant 


A Quarter Century of Bronze Craftsmanship 


The production of bronze memorials and statues is a highly specialized field of art which has been 
limited to a skillful few in every age. In the United States, the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company, by its 
years of successful work, has established its pre-eminence in the production of bronze memorials. While skill, 
rather than size, is the test-stone in such matters as these, the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company, through 
the sheer beauty and perfection of its workmanship, has grown to occupy a five acre plant—to employ the most 
skilled designers and draftsmen—to draw to itself sculptors and modelers of marked originality and accepted 
standing. It now has a staff and production facilities never surpassed in this country. Bronze work of any 
design or size can be handled in the shortest time, consistent with the highest class of workmanship. Some 
idea of the artistic skill and facilities of this organization may be gained from the fact that it produces not only 
bronze memorial tablets and honor rolls, but bronze statuary, bas-relief, and municipal and county memorial 
monuments, as well as ornamental bronze work for Federal, State and Municipal buildings. 


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Memorials That Live 


RONZE lives forever. The stone of the early centuries has crumbled into the dust of 
time—the crude metals have long since returned to their native earth, but the bronze 
memorials produced hundreds of years before Christ, still come down to us intact, in spite 
of all that weather, fire, earthquake and oblivion can do to them. 

Bronze lives forever. For this reason when a memorial is to be erected to the men who 

served in the World War, genuine bronze is universally chosen as the material to be used. 
The original bronze, first made 2,000 years before Christ from an alloy of copper 

and tin, has never been improved upon for beauty and durability. Throughout the ages 
there have been master craftsmen who have devoted their lives to artistry in bronze. Finer finishes, rarer 


colorings, and other exterior improvements have been made, but the bronze in which the memorials and statues 
of today are cast is substantially the same as that of Ancient Greece and Rome. For an imperishable memorial, 
ancient bronze has justified itself above all other metals and substances for its age-long endurance and beauty. 

The story of bronze is closely entwined with the annals of the development of civilization. Bronze 
first made its appearance between the Stone and the Iron ages ata date approximated at qooo B: Gan Egypt 
and Mesopotamia and between 2000 B. C. and 1800 B. C. in Europe. This Period is known as the Bronze 
Age and is characterized by the use of this metal for weapons and implements in place of stone. It is thought 
that the early Phoenicians and Greeks first taught the art of Metallurgy and may have been responsible for 
the introduction of a fused metal such as bronze before the use of iron. Swords, knives, daggers and axes of 
the Bronze Age exist today and still exhibit a remarkable temper and strength. 

Bronze has always been associated with military prowess. In the Iliad, Homer described the famous 
shield of Achilles as being made by Hephaestus from bronze. The Cyclopes and the Telchines are also 
attributed with a knowledge of bronze smelting. 

So enduring has proven the ancient bronze that the famous Bronze of Olympia, made six centuries 
before Christ and the Siris Bronzes, made four centuries before Christ are still intact and upon exhibition today. 

Bronze statuettes of exquisite workmanship survived even the hot lava of Vesuvius in 79 A. D. and 
are found today in the buried cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii. 

Nearly twenty-three centuries ago, the Allied Greek nations chose bronze as their metal of victory. 
To commemorate their triumph over the Persians at Plataea in 479 B. C.,, they erected a magnificent bronze 
pillar. This pillar is now to be seen in the Hippodrome in Constantinople. While empires have risen and 
crumbled and the world has grown up from mythology to modern times, it has remained unchanged, an imper- 
ishable memorial of the glory of Greece. 

Much of the present day knowledge of ancient times has come down in the inscriptions in bronze. 
The names and dates of battles, the nations participating and many other historical facts have been definitil-y 
recorded for present generations by means of the bronze memorials of the past. To write a story of heroism 
upon bronze is to make it as nearly imperishable as anything upon this earth. 

Bronze has always been a metal peculiarly susceptible to use in artistic interpretation. Generations 
ago, when sculpture in stone was still crude and other forms of craftsmenship were in embryo, the art of casting 
and modelling bronze was well developed. The ancient bronzes which come down to us today, exhibit a skill 
on the part of the artist and a plasticity on the part of the metal not surpassed by any other artistic achieve- 
ments of the same ages. 

Bronze carries with it all the heroic traditions of the past as well as the artistic development of the 
present. The great nations of Europe have chosen bronze as pre-eminent for memorials and ecclesiastical 
purposes—Greece with her columns, Italy with her statues, Spain with her screens and grille-work for sacred 
altars, France with her famous cathedral doors and England with her royal effigies. In choosing bronze for a 
modern American memorial, the confirmation of the ages endorses the decision. 


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An Organization of Artists 


Ay HIS Company was organized in 1893—more than a quarter century ago—with Mr. Eugene 
Tetzlaff as its guiding genius. Deeply imbued with the ideals and traditions of craftsman- 
ship in bronze—himself a sincere student of bronze artistry, having undertaken extensive 
European research as well as American study, he combined to a remarkable degree the 
spirit of the artist with the careful judgment and executive ability of the businessman, 
Under his guidance the organization has achived artistic triumphs which have made it a 
leader in the field of bronze art. 


The following partial list of organizations and individuals for whom this company 
has executed bronze work, tablets and memorials indicates the national scope of its work and is a guarantee of 


its fitness to capably execute any project entrusted to its care: 


United States Mint Denver, Colo. 
United States Custom House San Francisco, Cal. 
Senate Office Building Washington, D. C. 


Topeka, Kansas 
State Capitol St. Paul, Minn. 
Public Library Columbus, Ohio 
Class of 1877 Memorial, University of Minnesota 
Gettysburg Memorial to the First Minn. Volunteers 
Marshall Field & Company Chicago 
Minnesota Agricultural School 

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Minneapolis 


State Capitol 


Bethany Church Minneapolis 
Julian Mitchell School Charleston, So. Car. 
Breedshill School Pittsburgh, Pa. 
Billy Rugh Memorial Gary, Ind. 
Pillsbury Memorial Minneapolis 
Julia Morrison Memorial, Minneapolis Inst. of Arts 
Winchell Trail Memorial Minneapolis 
John Scott Bradstreet Memorial Minneapolis 
Citizens Club Donor’s Tablet Minneapolis 


Clark County Memorial Clark, So. Dak. 
Sinton Hotel Cincinnati, Ohio 
Union Bank Winnipeg, Man. 
First & Security Bank Minneapolis 
Midland Bank Minneapolis 
Metropolitan Bank . P Minneapolis 
Northwestern National Ban Minneapolis 
Franklin Bank St. Louis, Mo. 
Northwestern Bank Portland, Ore. 


Union Trust Company Winnipeg, Man. 


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Continental & Commercial Nat'l Bank Chicago 
Minnesota Benevolent Protective Order of Elks 
Modern Woodmen Sanitarium 

Honor Roll, Minnesota School of Agriculture 
Memorial Urn, Mr. L. O. Stromberg 
Honor Roll, St. Peter’s Parish 
Village Memorial Oxford, Georgia 
Tawney Memorial Winona, Minn. 
Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 


Minneapolis 
Hazleton, Pa. 


North High School Minneapolis 
School Memorial Scottsville, Virginia 
Flag Pole and Base Houston, Texas 
City Memorial Columbus, Kansas 


High School Honor Roll 


. West Chicago, Ill. 
Honor Roll, Union Nat’! Bank 


Houston, Texas 


A natural glacial boulder such as may be found in 
many parts of the country forms an appropriate 
background for a cast bronze memorial tablet 


The Endurance of Genuine Bronze 


RONZE is a mixture of copper, tin and zinc in variable proportions. It presents the 
paradox of soft metals combining to make a hard metal of unusual strength and malleability. 
When bronze was first known it was smelted and when partially cool hammered into 
shape in much the same manner as iron is handled at the forge. This was followed by 
the invention of the art of casting which is said to have originated with Theodorus and 
Rhoecus—two Samian sculptors. Since that time there have been many improvements in 
the method of casting, making possible more and more accurate work. 


The bronze used by the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company in the production 
of its memorials is what is known as standard statuary bronze and is essentially the same as that used in the 
ancient memorials which have endured for so long. It is composed of copper, tin and zinc in varying propor- 
tions, dependent upon the purpose for which the bronze is to be used. 


The casting of bronze memorials at this mammouth foundry is at once a most picturesque and difficult 
matter. In six crucibles heated to a temperature of 1800 degrees Fahrenheit the metals are melted until they 
become one fiery liquid. This is then poured into the sand moulds which have been prepared and is allowed 
to set until cool. The mould is then opened up—and the solid bronze memorial with all lettering and orna- 
mentation complete is sent to the Finishing Department. 


All memorials prepared by this organization are solid cast in one piece of statuary bronze. The raised 
letters and inscriptions are moulded of bronze onto the field of the memorial. This means that the memorials 
are practically invulnerable to weather and are also protected against breakage. 


Memorials prepared by the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company are not to be construed as competing 
in ary sense with memorials made from bronze replica or from stock units fastened together. 


In erecting a memorial the primary consideration is naturally one of permanence. It is for this reason 
that the use of bolted memorials and of bronze replica is advised against by memorial experts. The make-shift 
memorial may cost slightly less in the beginning, but its days of beauty are few and its artistic limitations decided. 


The memorials prepared by the Flour City Ornamental Iron Company are made of genuine bronze of 
the greatest known durability and beauty. They are capable of withstanding centuries of exposure. 


The tablets and memorials shown upon the following pages are not in any sense to be construed as 
representing the complete facilities of this company. They are rather considered as designs which have proven 
popular for schools, churches, lodges, banks and public institutions all over the United States. Any of these 
tablets may be ordered just as they are with the insertion of the correct names, or a tablet or other memorial 
will be designed to fit the exact purpose of any organization. The price of the memorial depends upon its 
size, style and the inscription and names upon it. 

Whether a memorial is especially designed or is cast from a standard pattern it is always made to order. 
Each memorial represents the renewed artistic endeavor of the entire organization to make it the most perfect 
piece of work yet produced. 


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Molten bronze being poured into sand moulds where it hardens in the exact form of the memorial 


The Art of Casting Bronze 


The successful smelting and casting of bronze is a process which calls for long experience in the work 
as well as for technical knowledge of its requirements. From the mixing and melting of the metals to the 
preparation of the sand mould, the pouring of the hot bronze and the final opening of the mould, the most 
minute care must be exercised. 

The artisans with this organization who smelt and cast the bronze used in our productions have many 
of them been in this work since boyhood. Step by step they have learned the intricacies of bronze craftsman- 
ship, until they have become skillful enough to produce work of uniform correctness and quality. The success- 
ful casting of bronze is a matter of pride with them. They take much the same craftsman’s interest in their 
work that the ancient bronze founders of early Greece must have known. They thoroughly understand their 
craft and the fulfillment of its best traditions is their daily concern. 

It is recognized among bronze craftsmen that the more perfect the original bronze casting the better 
the finished memorial. All memorials prepared by our artisans are cast in one piece of solid bronze with the 
inscription and names cast integral with the solid field. The solid bronze casting, perfect in content and 


perfect in moulding, gives to these memorials endurance surpassing the memory of man. 


The Designing Department where all sketches and plans are prepared by our own artists 


Designing Memorials 


In a large upper room with abundant North light will be found the designing department of this 
organization. Here it is that the ideas for the memorials originate. As soon as a commission for a bronze 
memorial is received, it is sent to the designing department for sketches. The artist is given free rein and 
instructed to work until he has found the artistic interpretation of his subject which satisfies his most rigid 
aesthetic sense. Sometimes the final idea comes quickly—at other times it takes longer thought and preparation, 
but in either event it is the product of concentrated, artistic thought combined with rare skill. 

Designing memorials is an art peculiar unto itself. It requires the training and imaginative conception 
of the artist with a knowledge of the technical requirements of bronze craftsmanship. It is not an art which 
may be learned in a year nor which may be taught in schools. After the foundation of artistic education has 
been laid, the designer in bronze has yet to learn the secrets of bronze production. 

The designers employed by this organization possess both artistic and technical knowledge to aremarkable 
degree. Mr. George B. Melcher, master designer, is an artist of thorough education and original conception, 
possessing at the same time an intimate knowledge of bronze craftsmanship. After extensive training, he came 
to this company seven years ago and has personally directed the designing of every memorial produced since 
that time. He has gathered around himself a corps of artists and draftsmen capable of handling any assignment 


with true artistic feeling as well as technical skill. 


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Where skilled modellers put the final 


touches upon the plaster casts 


Sculptors at work upon clay 


models of memorials 


A Glimpse of the Studio 


Before a bronze memorial can be moulded an exact model of it must first be prepared and a pattern 
made. The model is usually made of clay and from it the plaster model is taken which serves as a pattern in 
the foundry. In a secluded corner of the plant is a sun-lit room and in it a group of sculptors will be found 
quietly at work. To step into this studio in mid-afternoon one might well fancy himself transported into an 
artistic nook where art for art’s sake is the rule. A sculptor with scapel in hand models the finishing touches 
of clay onto the hands of an heroic American soldier. He whistles to himself as he stands back to view his 
work with critical eye. His is the joy of pure artistic endeavor. This is Mr. Louis G. Kirschner, the well 
known sculptor, now connected with this organization, who is giving his entire time to the preparation of 
memorials. After his many years study in France and this country, he brings to his work unusual imaginative 
power as well as sculptural skill. Beside him stands Mr. P. F. Timmerman critically inspecting a plaster cast. 
Mr. Timmerman has achieved a wide reputation for skillful modelling. A young man near by fashions the 
wax pattern of a tablet before him with infinite care. He is only one of many in the organization who have 


been to war themselves and have just returned to their art. No wonder they put their whole hearts into the 


preparation of soldier memorials. 


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A glimpse of the coloring department where the beauty of bronze is revealed 


The Finishing Touches 


After a memorial leaves the foundry it comes to a special finishing department whose sole work it is to 
bring out the color and texture of the bronze. A\ll rough edges are first taken off and the surface of the letters 
filed and the edges trued. The background and the ornament of the memorial are then chased by hand. The 
large amount of hand work upon memorials prepared by this organization gives them an individuality and 
exquisite finish unattainable in machine-made bronze. 

The chasing and finishing of sculptured bronze 
is done under the supervision of the sculptor who 
made the original model. In many instances he 
does the actual work on the bronze. This is 
essential in order that the completed work may 
carry the spirit and technique of the original clay. 

Following the chasing, the tablet is sand- 
blasted and the letters hand filed again—washed 
in cold water and rubbed down with pumice stone. 
Then follows another cleansing after which the 
memorial is dipped in Muriatic acid—washed in 
cold water—and dipped in Muriatic acid once 
more. After a final washing and polishing with 
pumice stone it is dipped in boiling water and 
carefully dried. 

The finished tablet passes the most critical 


inspection by the artists and executives of the 


company before it is pronounced ready for pre- 


sentation to the organization for which it was made. Hand-chasing the background of a memorial tablet 


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Individuality of Color 


HILE preparing many memorials every year and necessarily operating a large plant, it has 
always been the ideal of this organization to give to each piece of work the individuality 
and careful finish which the artist working alone would impart to it. To what extent 
success has been achieved in accomplishing this artistic ideal may be judged by the fact that 
this company works in close conjunction with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and 
submits its designs for criticism to Art Societies and Art Departments of Universities. 

The illustration of the Heroic Tablet upon the frontispiece of this book conveys 

some impression of the variation of color possible in bronze memorials. This color is 

obtained through three mediums—frst, through the percentage of copper, zinc and tin melted together, the 

color varying with the amount of each metal used—second, the burnishing and stippling applied to the tablet— 
and third, the skillful use of chemicals in finishing the tablet. 

The following are the individual finishes for bronze memorials prepared by this organization: 

No. 1 Letters and border; polished, 
Background stippled; light statuary brown. 
No. 2 Letters and border; satin finished, light brown. 
Background stippled; light statuary brown. 
No. 3 Letters and border; polished. 
Background stippled; medium statuary brown. 
No. 4 Letters and border; satin finished, light brown. 
Background stippled; medium statuary brown. 
No. 5 Letters and border; polished. 
Background stippled; dark statuary brown. 
No. 6 Letters and border; satin finished, light brown. 
Background stippled; dark statuary brown. 
No. 7  Letters:and border; polished. 
Background stippled; dark olive green. 
No. 8 Letters and border; satin finished, light brown. 
Background stippled; dark olive green. 

Beautiful effects are obtained in modelled tablets such as the Heroic, Model B, and the Gothic by 
combining finishes three or four with seven or eight, using the brown finish for the field containing the lettering 
and introducing the olive green of seven or eight into the surrounding ornament. 

A large number of artists and artisans from this organization laid down their work to serve their country 
during the World War. Some of them made the supreme sacrifice. Others, after months of hardship, have 
returned to their art with a tremendous realization of the debt humanity owes to the soldiers and sailors who 
fought for the great cause. It is not surprising, therefore, that the memorial tablets designed and executed by 
these men should express so truly the dignity and beauty of unselfish service. 

The preparation of a war memorial should not be commercialized. It represents a spiritual thing—the 
aspiration, patriotism and sacrifice of our American boys. That is why it is essential that it should be handled 
by designers and artisans who love the work and will carry it out sympathetically. In the past 26 years this 
organization has prepared much important bronze work, yet today it feels that in the preparation of these bronze 
war memorials it has the greatest opportunity in its history to render true artistic service. This organization is 
truly inspired by the opportunity to produce imperishable memorials which will endure for generations in artistic 
commemoration of the valor of this age. 

It is a pleasure to be able to help in the least degree to commemorate the patriotism and sacrifice of 
America’s fighting men by the preparation of memorials such as are shown on the following pages. 


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Victory Memorial Tablet 


The tablet as here illustrated has a bas-relief panel representing an infantry attack on machine gun nests 
in the forests of France. The small panels at either side bear the oak and laurel typifying strength and victory. 

Alternate bas- relief panels representative of the Navy, Tank Corps, Flying Corps, etcs, have also been 
modelled, and any other branch of the service or the Red Cross and allied activities may be portrayed by 
means of bas. reliefs in enduring bronze. Cast in United States Statuary Bronze in sizes ranging from 
26%" x 24” to 2614” x 72" holding from 30 to 4oo names. 


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This is a bronze tablet remarkable for its simple beauty and dignity. It is typically 
American in motif, the United States shield at the top giving it a governmental aspect. The 
absence of other ornamentation than the simple culo border permits a prominent display of the 
names. Because of its simplicity, this tablet permits the full beauty of the bronze to be shown. 
It is made with the letters and border polished and a stippled background of medium statuary 
brown. A most pleasing effect may also be gained by using this finish or finish Number 
Four in conjunction with finish Number Seven or Eight. It may be obtained at a very 
moderate cost in sizes ranging from 12”x19” to 36”x60” and containing from 10 to 500 names. 


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Individual Bronze Tablet N 


When a memorial to one person or to a small number who have given their lives in the 
Service is desired, this design will be found especially appropriate. It is made in two sizes— 
Size Number One measuring 19” x 18” and Size Number Two measuring 28” x 27”. 


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The symbolism in this beautifully sculptured tablet is especially appropriate. The figure at 
the left with the inverted torch holds a scroll bearing the names of the “Gold Star” men. The 
figure at the right holds the laurel of Victory above the names of the living. The laurel is also so 
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3-8 inch letters in addition to the names on the sacrifice roll. Size Number Two measures four feet 
by two feet and will carry 100 names in 3-8 inch letters. In this size the sacrifice scroll is eliminated. 
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This design with its deeply cut border and its Gothic motif makes a richly impressive 
tablet in whatever surroundings it may be placed. It is cast in one piece of solid statuary 
bronze in sizes ranging from 16” x 18” to 34” x 56” holding from 10 to 500 names. 


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IN HONOR AND MEMORY. OF THOSE WHO 

SERVED IN THE WORLD WAR 

*RIGHARD RUTHERFORD--DIED IN HIS COUNTRY’S SERVICE 


SILAS RUTHERFORD 
HARRY POOL 


RALPH WENNERBLOM 


ERNEST:SCOFIELD 
DAVID GRIFFIN 
CARLOS CASE 
MILES WILLSEY 
WILLARD MORRILL 
ELLIS BALKINS 
HAVEN KENNISON 
CLARK HAMPSON 
ERVIN SCOFIELD 
WILLIAM NEUDECK 
EARL HODEL 
GEORGE WERTZ 
DEAN IRETON 
CYRIL MORELAND 
ROBERT ANDERSON 
VICTOR HORN 
RICHARD RATHBUN 
KENNETH DAWSON 
JOSEPH PEABODY 
CLYDE PAYNE 
WILLIAM GORDON 
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is made from solid cast statuary bronze and will endure for centuries. 


JESSE GRIFFIN 

LEO ANDERBERG 
IRVING MADSEN 
FAULKNER THOMAS 
RAYMOND FOWLER 
ORVILLE GEORGE 
ELMER TUPPER 
CARL HARRISON 
CLAYTON HARRISON 
CHARLES DUNBAR ~ 
LEWIS FRARY 
HARRY STANCHFIELD 
RAYMOND ADAM 
WILLIAM IVERSON 
WILLARD RIPLEY 
PAUL GUERNSEY 
WESLEY ROBERTS 
JOSEPH TALBOTT 
ARTHUR ANGIER 
HERBERT CHAPMAN 
HARRY HENCH 
WILLIAM BREDE 
WILLIAM FORSYTHE 
CLARENCE OLSON 
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CLARENCE MORTENSEN] 
HAROLD NORTHFIELD 
WALTER HOUVER 
ELVIN LAWRENGE 
JOHN EWING 

ELMER BODINE 
EMERSON DUGAR 
HARRY WALBY 
ARTHUR HAW 
RAYMOND SMITH 
CARSON HENRY 

CARL IVERSON 

AXEL RUNDQUIST 
CHARLES KNOX 
PIERRE JONES 
VERNON MIKKELSON 
HOWARD BAILEY 
HOBART WENNERBLOM 
GEORGE CUNNINGHAM 
HOLLY BALL 

JAMES KILMER 
CHARLES MITCHELL 
NENFRED MIKKELSON 
JAMES HOLMES 
HAROLD RIPLEY 


Universal Bronze Tablet 


This tablet has proven especially suitable for use in churches, schools and lodges. It 


It is available in 9 


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variety of finishes, and in sizes ranging from 10” x 14” to 29 x 54 with space for from 


Io to 500 names. 


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Laurel Tablet of Bronze 


When a memorial is desired to commemorate one person, this tablet, with its laurel leaf as the symbol of 
victory, will be found unusually appropriate. It is made of solid bronze with a dull finish and lends itself 
remarkably to rare coloring. With its unconventional outline and modelled surface it produces, in enduring 


bronze, the technique of the original day. The size is 231;"x12”. 


Individual Bronze 


Tablet R 


This memorial, to one 
or a small number who 
have made the supreme 
sacrifice, is especially adapt- 
ed to churches and other 
organizations. A Cross is 
raised slightly in relief from 
the background and is fin- 
ished somewhat lighter in 
color. The letters con- 
tinue over the cross in 
deeper relief. The cross 
can be omitted when de- 
sired. This tablet is cast 
in one size, 19”x2q4", and 
is of exceptionally beauti- 


ful finish. 


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Bronze and Granite Memorial El 


This memorial consists of Northwestern Granite bearing four bronze memorial tablets. The granite 
block and base measure 6 ft. by 4 ft. 6 in. and are 5 ft. high. When surmounted by a cast bronze eagle, 
the memorial is 7 ft. q in. high. It will accommodate 500 names in 5-8 in. letters, or if dedication is short, 1500 


names in 3-8 in. letters. 


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Memorial Fountain A 


On a block of polished Northwestern Granite 5 ft. 3 in. x2 ft. gin. in size are placed two cast bronze foun- 
tains and two cast bronze memorial tablets. One tablet bears the dedicatory inscription and sacrifice roll—the other 
tablet the service roll. The two tablets will accommodate goo names in 3-8 in. letters or 375 names in 5-8 in. letters. 

The cast bronze basins, modelled in the form of sea shells are each provided with a bubbling fountain. 
The overflow is carried down to a lower basin which forms a drinking fountain for dogs. The height of the 
granite, over-all, is q ft.8 in. When surmounted by cast bronze eagle, the total height of the memorial is seven feet. 


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Flag Pole Base 


This bronze and granite base with a flag staff forms a most complete and fitting memorial, providing 
four beautifully formed shields of bronze for the names and inscription united by bronze garlands of laurel, 
denoting victory. The base is made of Northwestern pink granite with a hammered surface. A steel flag 
pole from fifty to one hundred feet high can be furnished. 

This memorial is made in two sizes. Size Number One has a 5 ft. square base and is 6 ft. 7 in. 
in height. It will accommodate 200 names in 5-8-in. letters or 600 names in 3-8-in. letters. Size Number Two 
has a q ft. 6 in. square base and is 6 ft. high. It will care for 200 names in 5-8-in. letters or 500 names 
in 3-8-in. letters. 


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Monument With Exedra 


This interesting monument of bronze and Northwestern granite is designed as a city or county memorial. 
The central pylon with its projecting pedestal for the bronze figure, dominates the composition; the two smaller 
pylons with the bronze service rolls being united to it by spacious seats. The whole is mounted on a 
granite platform raised three steps above the surrounding grade. The memorial with two service rolls will 
accommodate 500 names, but additional tablets may be added by making slight changes in the design so that 
the memorial may be made to care for 5000 or more names. 


The platform measures 24 ft. x 10 ft. The central pylon is 19 ft. 6 in. high. 


A memorial of this magnitude should be the subject of a special study to meet the individual require- 
ments of a community. Exclusive designs will be prepared whenever desired. 


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Ornamental Iron and Bronze 


3 HIS organization also manufactures the highest grade of Ornamental Iron and Bronze work, 
such as Stairs, Gates, Balcony Railings, Elevator Cars, Elevator Enclosures, Bank and 
Office Fixtures, Marquises, Grills, Entrance Porches, Iron Guards, Bronze Signs, Lanterns 
and Lamp Standards. Below will be found a list of a few contracts which have been 
completed recently. These, it will be noticed, are in all parts of North America and 
represent many of the largest buildings designed by the leading architects of the country 
during the last few years. This company is able to take care of contracts of any size on 


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AMOUNT OF 

BUILDING LOCATION ARCHITECT CONTRACT 

Arlington Builditige, semeeti-e ssi. ase Washington, D/G.-.... Wavatt GceNoltinige. <1. aatlentaaltreietts $120,000 
Black) Hawk Hotels. ste. eieitests Davenport, Iowa....... Temple’ & Burroughs:. 72. ..n0 8s wee 30,000 
Blackstone Hotels. cern ciel eae Omaha, Nebinascceers Bankers Realty Investment Co....... 25,000 
Boyd Building veg. wc sete eters Winnipes eManee rere Obusl. Atchison: sects nities 20,000 
Bureau of Engraving & Printing.. Washington, D. C...... James Knox © LaylOtsn aie mice ote eer 150,000 
Canadian Northern Station........ Vancouver, B. C....... eratteao ROSS... cars steers ster sie eaters rere 30,000 
Y. M. GA. Building... 2 eeiererr Minneapolis, Minn..... Honge Lamoreaux ce On Senne. micets 25,000 
Gentury s building eer teeter. St. Louis, Moreen. PIBELEA Ds GLOVES tees aisiclerereesteretoerecere 30,000 
Gobbi Building... sacee eee Seattle; Washvercmtastsiste Howells: & Stokes... <ccneescre sores 56,000 
Continental & Commercial Bank...Chicago, Ill........... Dwi Burnham 62 Coarse eee a clate Stas 510,000 
Conways buildingen oats cr Chicago, Lilsee eats Det Burnham dc. COngasaeriscivsicbies 225,000 
Crowley-Milner Store............. Detroit; Michio. eaceee< AI bere. Kahn cmetest-c eee mois cron ease 20,000 
Davenport Elotelae.ssaaeae eae Spokane; (Washi rrteatete setter <teieies icles cre rns oe rennet enias ss 78,000 
Davidson Brothers Store.......... Sioux City, Lowas.sen. EGOS UE Osc ee ore etreter se. cee oxcls 35,000 
Dayton Savings & Trust Building.Dayton, Ohio.......... Schenceks Ge Wailliams..c sree. sem raets 45,000 
Detroit Terminal Station.......... Detroit, Miche. os. Warren & Wetmore, Reed & Stem.... 165,000 
Dime Savings Banks.) see tele Detroit,. Mich? ere Dek Burnham 16s Com asss geist 115,000 
Denver Union station sce ce cies Deriver sGolo.somree serra tet aisetate nigis oie ace etstsry ios visio e oleteretegee st tener 47,000 
Eastern Township Bank.......... Winnipeg, Man........ Ad eA tehiSOn’.t. ca, rols ave ste eeeeetore 8,000 
East Side High School..<.......-- Cincinnati, .Ohioge. a-ste Garber=W OOG Ward) sa cscssie tetas slelvies 15,000 
Exchange National Bank.......... Tulsa © klaaeeecs seca. Weary ce Alford: Gora. cn ecient 38,000 
Franklins Banksaer mone ee tiers St Wottisy Mo:essrieets GuyG, Marinerine sect cisiatcacieiettteclacts 24,000 
Residence of Charles G. Gates..... Minneapolis, Minnya.... Marshall (62 BOx oc. ccc slerstsisioleieisis 35,000 
Great Northern Railway Station...Minneapolis, Minn.....Charles S. Frost..........+sseee sees 36,500 
Insurance Exchange Building..... Ghicagoy lisa oer Dire BurnhameéeuCorneg aelcc ecm cteee 145,000 
John: Daylor Building sa. cee Kansas City, Mo...... PE Olabirdean OCH. shintias oe sos neni 65,000 
Laclede Gas Company Building...St. Louis, Mo.......... Mauran, Russell & Crowell.......... 78,000 
Louisville & Nashville Station..... Memphisin Mente cap tectevete ete caters iereene oie sani axe ciel arate. lolecevete ere 49,000 
Mad River National Bank......... Springfield, Ohio...... WiallianvmeBarls Kasse... asteccarteteritls 18,000 
National Exchange Bank.......... Roanoke; Vaya nics WreyattetcN oltit pg... cn acmurisaeie eotaere 16,800 
Northwestern National Bank...... Portland, Oren. a; <'sse6 Doyle, Patterson & Beach............ 56,000 
Athletic: Clubceriwsme aceite racic Minneapolis, Minn..... Bertrandse: Chamiberlings. spews e ee 24,000 
Oregon Hotel. eeeicbiiete Portland, Onesies Doyle, Patterson &Beach........... 16,500 
Overland Automobile Building....St. Paul, Minn......... Mills, Rines, Bellman & Nordhoff.... 38,000 
Plankintom Arcades nee eee ae Milwaukee; (Wis:....e. Holabird: & Roche. sc... wees ese 46,500 
PenobscotsBtilding-re sian ssc Detroit, Michy oe sacri DonaldsonvésMeietiscnceen se weeks ces 75,000 
Railroad Bldg., G. N. & N. P. R.R..St. Paul, Minn......... Charles: S,.Frost sina. oe ontteroeleniee seks 135,000 
Rice Hotelniancc cxteccncces ce ates Houston;  lésas.2.- 0s Mauran, Russell & Crowell.......... 65,000 
Second, National Banke... .ac5-o% Toledo, ‘©ObiGz...- sae De He Burnham: Se Corse ae sot a relatete ers 35,400 
Senate ©fice Buildine i... wesc Washington, D. C..... Carrere’ & Hastings. oi caemecc ca asters si 210,000 
United States Post Office......... New Haven, Conn......James Gamble Rogers.......-....+0: 35,400 


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Doors of Beauty 


S long ago as eight hundred years before the birth of Christ the chronicles record the sheathing 
of the doors of Balawat in bronze. Thus centuries and centuries ago, the use of bronze 
for doors was established as a custom whenever work of especial dignity and impressiveness 
was desired. The bronze of today in Biblical times was commonly called brass and the 
many references to doors of brass in the Scriptures refer to the self-same bronze in use by 

= modern architects. In those days metals of especial beauty and richness were always to 

Sn be found embodied in the architecture of the churches. It is significant therefore that the 

doors of the St. Sophia in Constantinople should have been made of bronze in the eighth 
century. During the same period the famous western doors of the cathedral of Aix La Chapelle were cast of 
bronze. Travellers to Italy who visit the historic old city of Florence may see in the doors of the baptistery 
examples of bronze architecture worthy of the name of high art. 


With such traditions it is not surprising that the leading architects of the present day should embody 
bronze doors in their plans for institutions of permanence. In designing government, state and municipal 
buildings, banks, churches, office buildings and clubs the entrances are given distinction by the use of bronze 
doors. To enter through a bronze door is to receive an instant impression of worth and substantiality. Con- 
servative, even restrained in tone, bronze doors have at the same time a dignified richness which associates 
them in the mind with steadfast prosperity. 

The designing of bronze doors is a modern field of art in which the best of the nation’s sculptors do 
not disdain to compete. When government or other large contracts are to be let, designs are prepared and 
submitted by the leading sculptors of the time. The doors, when finally placed, represent artistic ability of the 
highest type. They are not merely doors—but are work of art in their own right. 

This organization has prepared bronze doors for many of the nation’s finest buildings including the 
United States Mint in Philadelphia and the United States Custom House in San Francisco. 

The preparation of bronze doors requires unusual equipment and an organization of remarkable size and 
skill. The preparation of designs, making of patterns, casting and finishing of bronze work of this character is 
a problem of extreme, technical difficulties requiring long experience for its successful execution. 

In placing contracts for bronze doors or other ornamental bronze work with this organization, the exper- 
ience of 26 years guarantees the artistic conception and satisfactory completion of the work. 


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Mausoleum Doors 


Solid bronze is the only material suitable for mausoleum doors, combining strength, beauty 
and absolute permanence. The design here illustrated is one of many we have produced. 


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American Eagle 


This eagle is cast in U.S. Standard Bronze. 
The wings have a spread of 5 ft. 3 in. and the 
height of the eagle and globe is 1 ft. m in. 
The globe, with the palm and laurel of Vic- 
tory and oak leaf for strength twined about it, 
forms a pedestral for the eagle. This eagle : : 
will be found on the memorial fountains on ee 
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Bronze Fountain, Orpheum Theatre 
Kees & Colburn, Architects 


Bronze Lamp Standard, U. S. 
Mint, Philadelphia 
J. Knox Taylor, Architect 


Bornze Doors of the U. S. Custom 


House, San Francisco 


Bronze and Plate Glass Counter Screen in The 
Merchants National Bank, St. Paul 
Jarvis Hunt, Architect, Chicago 


Eames & Young, Architects ° 
James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect 


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Bronze Memorial Tablet with Lamp Standards 


This tablet, 3 ft. 9 in. x q ft. 6 in. in size, supported between bronze lamp standards eight feet in height, 
will accommodate 150 names in 5-8 in. letters or goo names in 3-8.in.; allowing the proportion 
indicated for the dedication. The number of names can be nearly trebled by 
also utilizing the opposite face of the tablet. 


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Light Bracket 


Hand Forged Iron Lantern 


for the 


Lamp Standard made 


new Minneapolis Post Office 


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Marquise 


Cast and Wrought Tron 


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Samples of Lettering 


This panel illustrates the styles of lettering used on bronze tablets and service rolls. The large letters 
are used for headings on service rolls and for dedications and inscriptions on memorial monuments. They are 
made in various sizes from half inch to three inches or more in height. 

The names are made in a simple block letter, either 5-8 inch or 3-8 inch as indicated. This type of 
letter was selected because of its simplicity and extreme legibility. The words “Roll” and “Honor” are in 
one inch letters; ‘George Smith” 5-8 inch letters; “Joseph White” 3-8 inch letters. 


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